Jones Building Group External Newsletter March

IN SPIRIT

March 2018 A business update for clients and the industry from Jones Building Group

Lockleaze Sports Pavillion completed & handed over to clients

£5.2 million sports complex in Lockleaze has now
been handed over to the clients, Bristol City Council
and Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination.

The 21st century sports pavilion is set to renovate
facilities and increase the opportunities available for

the whole of the community.

The development will provide huge bene ts by
broadening the range of activities available to the

local community and improve health and
employment bene ts.

Demolition of the old changing rooms has just taken
place in readiness for the next phase.

1-9 West Court (88-94 West Street, Bedminster) is now complete

The project consists of 8 one bedroom ats, a two bedroom maisonette, 2 No ground oor retail units and
four under croft parking spaces.

Our clients, Samantha Packer & Mike Nichols, said “We are absolutely over the moon with the quality of the build,
we could not have asked for a better nish.

“We would like to thank Darren Robins and his team for their support throughout this project.”

The clients have already let two properties and have had lots of interest in the other ats and the retail units. The
keys were handed over to the clients on the 16th February, to allow them time to carpet and furnish the building
ready for the rst two occupants on 1st March. The project ran over by two weeks due to structural strengthening
works at the start and with client upgrades to nishes.

Chosen Charity Initiative 2018

Following the success of last year’s Chosen Charity Initiative, the scheme has been
relaunched this year at Jones Building Group.
The charities are nominated and voted for by the sta , to focus fundraising e orts and
engage sta in actively fundraising for important causes. The company will continue to
support other causes ad hoc but this initiative provides a focus for our sta and their
fundraising activities. We are looking forward to continue raising money for these
incredible charities. The Chosen Charities are as follows:

COMPANY CHOSEN CHARITY YEOVIL CHOSEN CHARITY

EXETER CHOSEN CHARITY PORTISHEAD/BRIDGWATER CHOSEN CHARITY

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D Glass successfully complete retail & commercial aluminium projects

The D Glass partnership with AluK is working really well and going from strength to strength with a
number of projects completed across the West Country under tender or design stage.

D Glass have recently installed the AluK low rise curtain walling to the new Construction Centre at Yeovil College.
The project was a pleasure to be a part of, and it was great to see the students now making use of the facility. We
have also carried out works at The Roundhouse, Sparkford which was an architect designed new build property.
The project included three of our FS70 bi folding doors on a corner aspect, this project is all in Optio 58BW to the
highest speci cation. We have also undertaken the design and installation of the new shopfront and communal
entrance doors at 88-94 West Street, Bedminster. The project is in AluK low rise curtain walling, and the project
was recently handed over to the client by Jones Building Group.

Yeovil College Construction Centre 88-94 West Street The Roundhouse, Sparkford

Aluminium Design Centre now complete

The D Glass design centre was completed with the help of Aluk as part or their partnership programme, and we
now have a complete collection of Aluk fenestration systems on display. From curtain walling and commercial
doors to residential products such as the Optio range of bi-folding doors and window systems. The Design Centre
is available for all our clients to use for client meetings and project design at 1 Jones House, George Smith Way,
Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil.

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Work has now started at Cherry Orchard House in Marlborough

Work is now underway at Cherry Orchard House in Marlborough
after possession of the site was taken mid-January with the
project expected to be complete by mid-December 2018.

Asbestos, in the form of artex textured coatings, had been identi ed
on site and this was safely removed by the end of January. The
internal strip out (picture right) is now well advanced and will be
completed this month and we have now started on the removal of
internal walls ready for the formation of the new apartments.

Possession of Gainsborough, Milborne Port now taken

Possession of the site in Gainsborough, Milborne Port was taken
on 15th January 2018 with the demolition of the small library now
being completed.

The internal strip out is continuing at the present time and is due for
completion this month. Sca old has been erected to the main two
storey building and re-roo ng works have now commenced together
with the removal of the main chimney stack. Internal alterations for
the formation of the 10 No. ats has also begun.

Westerley Care Home, Minehead now underway

Works have commenced on site in Minehead in
February for the conversion of an existing garage
to create 2 No sheltered accommodation ats.

The programme is set at 18 weeks and involves minor
demolition works and alterations to the external façade
of the building, forming new openings and installing
new UPVC windows and doors.

The internal works include forming 2 No one bed self
contained ats alteration works to the existing
services and various external works. This includes new
patio areas and minor landscaping works in the
grounds of the existing nursing home. All works are
progressing well and currently on programme for an
end of May completion date.

North Road, Bristol beginning to make good progress

The North Road development for Gri on Homes
consisting of the construction of 8 residential
apartments is now beginning to make good
progress on site.

This is despite some initial challenges including
complex groundworks, party wall agreements and a
restricted site which we are now overcoming.

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Property Services continue to be very busy with increased work

The Yarlington Planned Works contract is now into its eighth year and works continue to be carried out to
a high standard with great customer satisfaction.
We are increasing the number of kitchen, bathroom and wet room install numbers from April which is looking
good for the year ahead. The Yarlington repointing works have been very successful with good e orts made by
the team. We have con rmed workloads going forward for this year and a large team dedicated to the works
ahead.
Jones Building Group have decided that after 8 years of working with Hastoe Housing Association, running a
successful and challenging responsive maintenance contract, we would not retender for the works this year.
Thanks to all who have worked hard on this contract during this time for their dedication and e orts during and
at the end of the contract.
Somerset Care response works have also now increased and we hope to complete more planned works for them
this year. We are looking to develop the Property Services department this year, increasing the varied workloads
and utilising our skilled work force to complete larger projects.

Pictured far left: Yarlington repointing works at Coles Place, Chard. Left, centre & middle: various kitchen,
bathroom and wet room installs for Yarlington

Works starts in Wiveliscombe for industrial redevelopment

Our Bristol Construction team have recently started a new project for a proposed industrial
redevelopment in Hillsmoor, Wiveliscombe for client, Brendon Power Washers.
Work started on site on the 19th February with the contract set at 21 weeks. The site forms part of Brendon Power
Washers’ head o ce including a large manufacturing building with works being part of an external works
package, which includes the formation of three reinforced concrete slabs for modular buildings to be supplied by
the client. The project includes external works comprising of hard paving , landscape works, the addition of a car
park, installation services, attenuation tank and the construction of two new access bridges across the brook.

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Exeter re-roo ng contract now complete

Our Exeter team have completed the re-roo ng works and Velux window replacements on site at
Ellacombe School in Torquay at the end of February.
On the back of this successful project we have won the extension works to the playground which will involve
strengthening some of the classrooms with steels to allow their at roofs to be used as additional play areas. The
fencing will be removed once all of the works have been completed over the Easter holidays.
The team have also priced up over £1million worth of work in the last month and hope to see good results from
them. We are due to be informed on our success in tendering for £2.5million worth of work at 10 di erent
schools which were priced up at the end of last year. If successful, the works will start over the school holidays.
Quoted works are continuing for Sovereign Housing and Guinness Trust as well as disabled grant works for the
four local authorities including Teignbridge District Council, South Ham’s District Council, Cornwall Council and
West Devon Borough Council.

Tone Vale, Cotford St Luke nearing completion

Works are progressing well at
Tone Vale with a nal
completion date expected at
the end of May 2018.
The internals are now complete
in the Hamptons Building, which
is the refurbishment section of
the project. A show home has
been created to allow the client,
Tone MCC Developments, to start
marketing this prestigious
existing building which has been
converted into 10 No. 2 storey
apartment’s.
The new build section of the site
is at the nal stages of
completion and the 3 Bedroom Town Houses at Tone Vale
Gate House is being used as a
show home for this section of the site. The complex external works which consist of large block paved areas with a
central courtyard area and soft landscaped garden areas are progressing well, despite the adverse weather we
have recently experienced.

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Repairs and so t work for Yarlington now complete

A recent contract for Yarlington Housing Association
in South Chard has been successfully completed.
Works involved exposing and treating corroded
reinforcement with protector and applying Unicem R4
high strength repair mortar to stair risers. Unicem
incorporates the latest proven cement chemistry micro
silica, bre and styrene acrylic copolymer technology to
give rapid hardening, low density, high strength
concrete exceeding tensile strength concrete.

Filton Avenue School nearing completion

The project at Filton School is for
the construction of a new dining
hall following the demolition of
the old dining hall.
The client, Filton Avenue School,
and architect, Studio Lime, are very
pleased with project and are looking
forward to occupying the new hall,
along with the new kitchen and
ancillary rooms.

Works for Alliance Homes continuing well

Jones Building Group are overseeing the Alliance contract at Mase eld House to carry out refurbishment
works to a small block of ats The 21 ats and communal areas will then be redecorated to include
replacement ooring throughout as well as replacing of all of the kitchens and windows in the building using our
preferred contractor from our approved list. Additionally we will be replacing the fascia’s, so ts, guttering and
downpipes to the outside of the building along with alterations to the car parking area and creating a new bin
store area.

National Apprenticeship Week 2018

On Tuesday 6th March Jones Building Group joined Yeovil College at their
Apprenticeship Job Fair for National Apprenticeship Week 2018.
Jones Building Group has an excellent record of training and developing its employees
and we understand that people are the company's most valuable asset. We not only
encourage the concept of bringing sta on from apprentice through to Senior
Management we embrace it as a way of thinking within the company. Mark Porter,
Managing Director; Debra Rusling, HR Manager and Chris Snell, Property Services Manager
attended the event to speak to prospective apprentices about the opportunities available
to start their career in Construction.

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“I felt I had to write to you to say how pleased I am with my new kitchen. My kitchen looks fantastic and
I would especially like to thank the kitchen tters. They did a wonderful job and were a pleasure to
have in my home.”

- A Yarlington resident thanks the Yeovil Property Services team for their new kitchen

“Your company has just completed the refurbishment of the bathroom in our property and I would like
to pass on my appreciation of the work carried out. From the outset you informed us of what work was
to be done and gave us an exact timetable with regular updates. You have also maintained good
quality control and were willing to listen to any alterations that we wanted and ensured that our
requests were passed onto the workmen. The workmen were all friendly, polite and turned up on time
when they were due. They caused so little inconvenience that we hardly knew they were there. They
not only carried out a high standard of work but went the ‘extra mile’ to ensure the work was to our
satisfaction.
Congratulations on being the best company that have worked on the property and one that we would
always want in the future.”

“I am writing to thank you for the excellent work your workmen did on my new wet room. They were
very considerate to me and nothing was too much trouble. It was a pleasure to have them here.”

- A Yarlington Resident thanks the Yeovil Property Services Team for their new wet room

“I am very happy with the works and as this our rst warden assisted residence we are very pleased and
happy with now our needs were dealt with.”

- A Homes in Sedgemoor resident thanks the Bridgwater team for the refurbishment works carried out at
Dunwear House including: new lighting, refurbishment of the communal kitchen , window and re exit door

replacement and a new path

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